This festival was and is an excellent demonstration of the beauty and diversity of Iraqi culture in Mosul, combining music and architecture in a unique way.
In a city that has become a symbol of survival, the festival sends a message to the world: it is possible to overcome such a dark time – and people want to celebrate and enjoy their lives in ways that were impossible under ISIS, by playing musical instruments, singing and dancing just as people have done for centuries.The most important aspect this year, in my point of view, was the creation of a joint band consisting of Iraqi and European musicians. All the participants, both Iraqi and European, confirmed to me how enriching they found the experience.
I look forward to many more events of this kind in the future and have no doubt that the Mosul Music Festival will continue.
A big thank you to everyone who made this year’s festival possible, especially to Anaïs Boelicke, the director of the Goethe Institute in Erbil, and her entire team, as well as to UNESCO, the German Federal Foreign Office, the Mosul Book Forum, Mosul Heritage, the “Volunteer with us” initiative, the Iraqi Ministry of Culture, the embassies of Spain and France and the European Union.
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